Hall of Eskimos museum exhibition photographs, 1909-1959.

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Hall of Eskimos museum exhibition photographs, 1909-1959.

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Photographs presenting mainly the old Eskimo Hall, including Eskimo artifacts, models showing Eskimo lifestyles and food gathering, and the many mural decorations of the Hall made by Frank Wilbert Stokes. Also included are views of the current Eskimo Hall including "The Whale Panel" and a husky pulling a kayak and manikins wearing various Eskimo costumes taken by Warman. Photographs also taken by Alex J. Rota and Thomas Lunt. Photographs are identified.

10 photonegatives : b&w glass.7 photonegatives : b&w.17 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.

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American Museum of Natural History

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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors. From the description of Administrative files, 1869-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513508 Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975. From the description of Cans from pressured city exhibition photographs, 1975. (Unknown). Wor...

Rota, Alex J.

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American Museum of Natural History. Hall of Eskimos.

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Stokes, Frank Wilbert, 1858-1955

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Artist and explorer. From the description of Frank Wilbert Stokes correspondence, 1929 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064621 Frank W. Stokes (1858-1955) was a New York artist known for his paintings of the Polar Regions, which he called "icescapes." He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and spent five years in France from 1887-1892, studying in Paris. Upon returning to America, Stokes served as staff artist for thre...

Lunt, Thomas

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